DU Call to primary action! Feb 2nd - Illinois

[WonderGrunion]

None of the existing house members from Illinois are part of the Blue Dog Coalition. All races have Democrats either sitting or contending for the seat in each election. Can Illinois DUers help vet the progressive credentials for the local candidates?


Illinois- February 2
Elections & Elected Officials

Filing Filing Deadline for Major Party Candidates: November 2, 2009
Filing Deadline for Third Party Candidates: June 21, 2010
Primary: February 2, 2010

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

GOVERNOR:
Pat Quinn (D)

Active Candidates:

* Dan Hynes (D)
State Comptroller
* Ed Scanlan (D)
Attorney
* William “Dock” Walls (D)
Ex-Chicago Mayoral Aide
* Adam Andrzejewski (R)
Businessman
* Bill Brady (R)
State Sen., Developer & '06 Candidate
* Kirk Dillard (R)
State Sen., Ex-State Claims Court Judge & Ex-Gubernatorial Chief of Staff
* Andy McKenna (R)
Ex-State GOP Chair, Paper Company CEO & '04 US Sen. Candidate
* Dan Proft (R)
Political Consultant & Conservative Activist
* Jim Ryan (R)
Ex-Attorney General, Ex-DuPage County State's Attorney & '02 Nominee
* Bob Schillerstrom (R)
DuPage County Board Chair & Attorney
* Randy Stufflebeam (Constitution)
State Party Chair, Retired USMC Veteran, Church Activist & '06 Nominee
* Rich Whitney (Green)
Attorney, Ex-Journalist
* Lex Green (Libertarian)
* Michael White (Independent)
Speech Therapy Clinic Business Manager & Retired USAF Officer

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
VACANT

Active Candidates:

* Mike Boland (D)
State Rep., Ex-East Moline School Board Member & Ex-Teacher
* Thomas Castillo (D)
Electrical Worker
* Scott Lee Cohen (D)
Cleaning Supply Company Owner & Community Activist
* Rickey Hendon (D)
State Sen.
* Terry Link (D)
State Senate Majority Whip & Businessman
* Art Turner (D)
State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Ex-Criminal Investigator
* Brad Cole (R)
Carbondale Mayor
* Dennis Cook (R)
District 230 School Board President
* Matt Murphy (R)
State Sen.
* Jason Plummer (R)
Lumber Company Executive
* Don Tracy (R)
Attorney & Businessman
* Randy White (R)
Hancock County Commissioner, Conservative Activist & '06 Write-In Candidate
* Don Crawford (Green)
* Ed Rutledge (Libertarian)

** Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets in general election.

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Lisa Madigan (D)

Active Candidates:

* Steve Kim (R)
Attorney
* David Black (Green)
Attorney, '06 Nominee & '04 Champaign County State's Attorney Nominee
* Joe Bell (Constitution)
Attorney

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Jesse White (D)

Active Candidates:

* Robert Enriquez (R)
Businessman, Ex-State Human Rights Commissioner & USMC Veteran
* Adrian Frost (Green)
* Joshua Hanson (Libertarian)
DuPage County Libertarian Party Chair, Libertarian
Activist

STATE COMPTROLLER:
Dan Hynes (D)
* Candidate for Governor in 2010.

Active Candidates:

* Raja Krishnamoorthi (D)
Ex-Deputy State Treasurer & Attorney
* Clint Krislov (D)
Attorney, '96 US Sen. Candidate & '98 Attorney General Candidate
* David Miller (D)
State Rep. & Dentist
* Jim Dodge (R)
Orland Park Village Trustee, Marketing Executive, GOP Activist & National Guard Veteran
* Bill Kelly (R)
TV Sports Show Host & Ex-National Taxpayers Union of Illinois Executive Director
* Judy Baar Topinka (R)
Ex-State Treasurer, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-State GOP Chair & '06 Governor Nominee
* Erika Schaefer (Green)
* Julie Fox (Libertarian)
Comptroller & CPA

STATE TREASURER:
Alexi Giannoulias (D)
* Candidate for US Senate in 2010.

Active Candidates:

* Mark Doyle (D)
Ex-Clinton White House Aide & Political Consultant
* Robin Kelly (D)
Ex-State Rep. & Chief of Staff to State Treasurer Giannoulias
* Justin Oberman (D)
Aviation Security Consultant & Businessman
* Dan Rutherford (R)
State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Businessman & '06 Secretary of State Nominee
* Scott Summers (Green)
Attorney, McHenry County College Trustee & '08 US Rep. Nominee

U.S. SENATORS:

Roland Burris (D)
* Retiring in 2010.
* Next Election in 2010.

Active Candidates:

* Will Boyd Jr. (D)
Greenville City Councilman & Minister
* Corey Dabney (D)
Business College CEO
* Alexi Giannoulias (D)
State Treasurer & Ex-Banker
* David Hoffman (D)
Ex-City of Chicago Inspector General, Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
* Cheryle Jackson (D)
Chicago Urban League President
* Robert Marshall (D)
Physician, Vietnam War Veteran & '90/'98 GOP US Rep. Nominee
* Jacob Meister (D)
Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
* John Arrington (R)
Ex-Harvey City Alderman, Community Resource Center Founder & '04 US Rep. Candidate
* Patrick Hughes (R)
Attorney & Anti-Tax Activist
* Mark Kirk (R)
Congressman, Attorney, Ex-Congressional Aide & Afghan War Veteran
* Tom Kuna (R)
Businessman, Ex-Teacher & Pro-Life Activist
* Don Lowery (R)
Retired Circuit Judge, Ex-Massac County State's Attorney & Vietnam War Veteran
* Andy Martin (R)
* Kathleen Thomas (R)
Ex-New Berlin School Board Member & College Professor
* Robert Zadek (R)
Businessman, Real Estate Broker, Ex-Mortgage Broker, Ex-Corporate Auditor & USCG Veteran
* LeAlan Jones (Green)
Freelance Journalist & Author
* Michael Labno (Libertarian)
Real Citizen - Supporter of "We the People"
* John Blyth (Independent)
Health Insurance Agency Owner & Ex-Bricklayer
* Stan Jagla (Independent)
Businessman & '08 US Rep. Candidate
* Mike Niecestro (Independent)
28 year Mortgage Banker, A Conservative
* Eric Wallace (Independent)
Apostolic Minister, Businessman & Conservative Activist

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Bobby Rush (D)

Active Candidates:

* Harold Bailey (D)
* JoAnne Guillemette (D)
Attorney
* Fred Smith (D)
Youth Care Program Director & Army Veteran
* Jeff Adams (Green)

District 2:
Jesse L. Jackson Jr. (D)

Active Candidates:

* Isaac Hayes (R)
Minister
* Michael Mayden (Green)
* Anthony Williams (Green)
Lutheran Pastor

District 3:
Dan Lipinski (D)

Active Candidates:

* Jorge Mujica (D)
Immigration Activist, Leader of the Immigration
Reform Marches
* Michael Bendas (R)
Business Consultant & Retired Army Officer
* Laurel Lambert Schmidt (Green)

District 4:
Luis Gutierrez (D)

Active Candidates:

* Robert Burns (Green)

District 5:
Mike Quigley (D)

Active Candidates:

* Ashvin Lad (R)
Businessman & Biomedical Engineer
* Rosanna Pulido (R)
Illinois Minuteman Project Founder/Director & '09 Nominee
* David Ratowitz (R)
Real Estate Developer, Attorney & Army Veteran
* Terrence Gilhooly (Green)
* Matt Reichel (Green)
Peace Activist, French Teacher
* Andy Williams (Green)

District 6:
Peter Roskam (R) | Campaign Site

Active Candidates:

* Ben Lowe (D)
Author & Environmental Activist

District 7:
Danny K. Davis (D)
* Candidate for Cook County Board President in 2010.

Active Candidates:

* Jim Ascot (D)
Commercial Real Estate Broker & '06 Candidate
* Darlena Burnett (D)
Cook County Deputy Recorder of Deeds & Democratic State Committeewoman
* Clarence Desmond Clemons (D)
'92 Candidate
* Robert Dallas (D)
Political Consultant
* Sharon Dixon (D)
Chicago Alderwoman
* Marshall Hatch (D)
Pastor & Community Activist
* Joyce Washington (D)
Health Care Consultant, Nurse & '04 US Sen. Candidate
* Mark Weiman (R)
* Kip Robbins (Green)

District 8:
Melissa Bean (D)

Active Candidates:

* Jonathan Farnick (D)
* Dirk Beveridge (R)
Business Consultant, Educator & Author
* John Dawson (R)
Home Builder, Ex-Crystal Lake School Board Member & Ex-Teacher
* Chris Geissler (R)
Business Consultant
* Greg Jacobs (R)
Retired Police Officer & Vietnam War Veteran
* Maria Rodriguez (R)
Long Grove Village President
* Joe Walsh (R)
Teacher, '96 Candidate & '98 State Rep. Candidate
* Bill Scheurer (Green)
Attorney, Peace Activist

District 9:
Jan Schakowsky (D)

Active Candidates:

* Susanne Atanus (R)
Retired Federal Contracting Officer & Ex-Substitute Teacher
* Joel Pollak (R)
Attorney, Author & Conservative Activist
* Simon Ribeiro (Green)
Teacher & '06 Candidate
* Moe Shanfield (Green)
Retiree & '08 Nominee

District 10:
Mark Kirk (R)
* Candidate for US Senate in 2010.

Active Candidates:

* Patricia Bird (R)
Businesswoman
* Bill Cadigan (R)
Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
* Beth Coulson (R)
State Rep., Physical Therapist & Ex-Medical School Professor
* Bob Dold (R)
Businessman
* Arie Friedman (R)
Pediatrician & Navy Veteran
* Dick Green (R)
Stock Market Analyst
* Paul Hamann (R)
Electrical Engineer
* Julie Hamos (D)
State Rep., Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
* Elliot Richardson (D)
Attorney
* Dan Seals (D)
Marketing Executive, Ex-Congressional Aide & '06/'08 Nominee
* Milton Sumption (D)
Business Consultant & Peace Corps Veteran
* Richard Mayers (Green)
White Supremacist

District 11:
Debbie Halvorson (D)

Active Candidates:

* Adam Kinzinger (R)
Ex-McLean County Commissioner & Iraq War Veteran
* David McAloon (R)
Church Staffer, Businessman, Conservative Activist & '08 State Rep. Candidate
* Henry Meers Jr. (R)
Financial Advisor
* Darrel Miller (R)
* Dave White (R)

District 12:
Jerry Costello (D)

Active Candidates:

* Theresa Kormos (R)
Nurse & Non-Profit Group Founder
* Teri Davis Newman (R)
Businesswoman, 4th Generation Illinois Resident
* Rodger Jennings (Green)
Information Technology Project Manager, Metro East Green Party Chair & '08 Nominee
* Christian Falconer (Constitution)

District 13:
Judy Biggert (R)

Active Candidates:

* Scott Harper (D)
Marketing Firm Owner & '08 Nominee

District 14:
Bill Foster (D)

Active Candidates:

* Jim Pistorius (D)
College Administrator
* Jeff Danklefsen (R)
Property Maintenance Manager
* Ethan Hastert (R)
Attorney, Ex-Aide to VP Cheney & Son of Ex-US House Speaker Denny Hastert
* Randy Hultgren (R)
State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-DuPage County Commissioner & Attorney
* Jim Purcell (R)
Business Consultant
* Mark Vargas (R)
Ex-Defense Department Civilian Employee in Iraq
* Daniel Kairis (Green)

District 15:
Tim Johnson (R)

Active Candidates:

* David Gill (D)
Physician, Democratic Activist & '04/'06 Nominee

District 16:
Don Manzullo (R)

Active Candidates:

* George Gaulrapp (D)
Freeport Mayor
* Terry Campbell (Green)

District 17:
Phil Hare (D)

Active Candidates:

* Bobby Schilling (R)
Pizza Restaurant Owner & Ex-Factory Worker
* Roger Davis (Green)

District 18:
Aaron Schock (R) | Campaign Site

Active Candidates:

* D.K. Hirner (D)
Environmental Activist, Ex-College Professor & Ex-Missouri Gubernatorial Aide
* Carl Ray (D)
Software Consultant & Gulf War Veteran
* Sheldon Schafer (Green)
College Professor, Astronomer, Peace Corps Veteran & '08 Nominee

District 19:
John Shimkus (R)

Active Candidates:

* Mike Firsching (R)
Ex-Madison County School Board Member & Veterinarian
* Tim Bagwell (D)
IT Consultant, Teacher & '04 Nominee

[WonderGrunion]

1. Information provided by uselections.com

Kick

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2. Evening kick

for Illinois DUers

[Union Yes]

3. Very useful list. Thanks for posting this info!

knr

:patriot:

[Union Yes]

4. BTW I live in the 10th. Puke Kirk's. We need a Dem to win this seat back in a bad way! nt

[WeDidIt]

5. I've already made up my mind on these

Governor - Dan Hynes
Lieutenant Governor - Rickey Herndon
Attorney General - Lisa Madigan
Secretary of State - Jesse White
State Comptroller - Raja Krishnamoorthi
State Treasurer - Mark Doyle
U.S Senator - Alexi Giannoulias
U. S. Congress District 13 - Scott Carper

I'll be calling their campaign offices next week to tell them they are free to put signs in my yard as I live on a well traveled road.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

6. Great thread! I look forward to learning more about the candidates.

The only one I'm really sure of is Alexi Giannoulias who has my vote for Senator.

I don't have a problem with Quinn, but I don't know how he compares to the other candidates.

[WeDidIt]

7. I considered Dan Hynes for Senator in 2003

before I found out Barack Obama was throwing his hat into the ring late that year. The last guy I wanted to have it was Blair Hull, unless my choice was between him and a Republican (sort of how I approached the 2006 governor's race, Blago was bad, but I'd never vote for Topinka).